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Tuskers Place Schlegel on IR; Sign Beekman

November 1, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Florida Tuskers News Release


ORLANDO, FL - MONDAY, November 1, 2010 - The Florida Tuskers have placed linebacker Anthony Schlegel on its injured reserve list, ending his 2010 United Football League season.

Schlegel injured his shoulder during last week's 21-17 loss to Sacramento. He appeared in all five games for Florida, making two starts. For the season, he was fourth in the team in total tackles with 22 - including 20 solo stops.

Florida filled the roster spot by announcing the signing of offensive guard Josh Beekman. The 6-2, 310-lb. Beekman entered the National Football League as a 4th round pick (130 overall) of the Chicago Bears in 2007.

Beekman played in 28 games with the Bears from 2007-09, making 20 starts. His top season came in 2008, when he started all 16 games at left guard.

Beekman was a two-time All-ACC selection at Boston College, earning second-team honors as a junior and first-team as a senior. He received the prestigious Jacob's Blocking Award as the ACC's top offensive lineman in 2006. He was a first-team AP All-America selection and second-team Walter Camp All-America pick during his senior season.

A versatile player, Beekman has played both the right and left side during his career.

TUSKERS NOTEBOOK: Although he has been diagnosed with a torn biceps muscle-an injury that will most likely will require surgery - Patrick Chukurwah remains on the team's active roster...Chukurwah wants to give the injury some rest and see if he can return to the Tuskers lineup before the end of the season...he currently leads the team with 3.5 quarterback sacks...Head Coach Jay Gruden gave the team Sunday off and will resume practices today for Friday night's showdown with the Omaha Nighthawks....Florida will practice 1-3 p.m. Monday-Wednesday at the Citrus Bowl with a walkthrough on Thursday...Kickoff on Friday is slated for 8 p.m. and tickets-starting at $15 - remain available by calling 407-377-6828 or visiting any TICKETMASTER outlet...With Hartford's upset of Sacramento and Las Vegas' win over Omaha, two things were established over the weekend in the UFL...first, at 5-1, Las Vegas has clinched a spot in the UFL championship game for a second consecutive year...Secondly, just 1.5 games separates second place Omaha (3-2) from last place Sacramento and Hartford (both 2-4), which means all four the remaining teams are still in contention to grab the other spot in the title game...Nine of 14 UFL games this season have been decided by a touchdown or less...The Florida Tuskers (33 vs. Hartford on 10/9) are the only team in the UFL to score 30 or more points in a single game...Although he has struggled two of the last three games, QB Brooks Bollinger owns two of the four 300-yard passing games in the UFL this season...for a neat look at the UFL and its players, check out: www.YouTube.com/theUFL



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